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The track and field world has never been scarce of young talent. Recently, former LSU star and Sha’Carri Richardson‘s favorite person, Armand ‘Mondo’ Duplantis, took the pole vaulting world by storm at the Eugene Diamond League finale. The 23-year-old broke his record for the seventh time to the awe of all. Walking in his footsteps are twin prodigies who were, until recently, high school students. Whenever a teenager competes at the highest level against the best in the sport, it really is a rare occasion for everyone. Yet when two sisters rise to the top of the sport side-by-side, it crosses the realm of extraordinary to truly unprecedented.

Hana and Amanda Moll are twin sisters from Olympia, Washington, who have enriched pole vaulting with their jaw-dropping performance. The two 18-year-old sisters are unbelievably record holders in prestigious track and field meets and have won multiple medals, which speaks volumes about their talent.

Talented twin sisters stun track and field world

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The track and field world is in awe of Hana and Amanda Moll’s remarkable abilities and multitudinous accomplishments. Track Spice, a popular blogger on X (formerly Twitter), has hailed “18 year old twin sisters, Hana and Amanda Moll, may be the future of the women’s Pole Vault!”. To prove his point, the blogger listed their many winnings on the X post, starting with Hana Moll. Her best performance to date came at the 2023 World Championships, where she raised her own American U20 record by a whopping four centimeters to 4.65. This young reigning World U20 champion came against staunch competition from Olympic and world champion Katie Moon. But she held her ground and headed into the finals with her head held high.

Hana Moll finished ninth in the World Championships on August 24. But she became a part of track and field history as the youngest women’s pole vault finalist. Among her other shining accomplishments, Hana Moll is the 4th ranking pole vaulter in the U18, 3rd in the U18 indoor pole vaulting, and eighth in the U20 indoor pole vaulting categories. Her sister Amanda Moll’s achievements are just as incredible. However, Amanda Moll has surpassed her sister and all other pole vaulting legends in one aspect.

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Amanda Moll’s history-making feat

Amanda Moll, the reigning indoor and outdoor pole vaulting national record-holder, founded a permanent place for herself in the track and field history books in January 2023. Competing at the National Pole Vault Summit, she became the first high school student to reach the elusive 15-foot mark. With that, she occupied the third rank on the U20 indoor Pole Vault all-time list. Even more remarkably, Amanda Moll tied with her sister Hana Moll at the World Championships with a 4.61 mark.

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The two sisters have committed to Washington University and will start their NCAA seasons soon. They are now gearing up to dominate the collegiate track and field world as Huskies. It remains to be seen how higher these two incredible athletes can rise.

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